Doesn’t defend herself but defends Stanley Scene 1
‘Blanche! You be still! That’s enough! [she starts out]’
Normal for her to withstand abuse
‘That’s much more practical’
Misconstrued’s abuse as passion
‘He smashed all the lightbulbs with the heel of my slipper! …I was— sort of—thrilled by it’.
Aware of Stanley’s assault of Blanche, and yet to be practical and protect herself she must remain with him
‘I couldn’t believe her story and go on living with Stanley’